Mekong Vietnamese Restaurant

Best Known For

PHO, Vietnam's unofficial national dish, with flat rice noodles in clear but flavorful and aromatic beef broth, garnished with bean sprouts side dish.

Providing a tantalising taste of Vietnamese cuisine in the heart of Launceston’s York Town Square is Mekong Restaurant on George Street. Adorned with bamboo screens and a splash of green, the restaurant interior is a contemporary take on elements of traditional Vietnamese style creating a welcoming venue, ideally suited to intimate dining. A feast of tangy flavours and heady aromas like chilli, lemongrass and ginger are enough to whisk tastebuds away to the bustling food stalls of Ho Chi Minh, where pork and prawn soft rice paper rolls are served with lettuce, cucumber, mint, vermicelli and dipping sauce. Delve into mains like deep sea ling fillets, braised in lemongrass and turmeric curry, with kaffir lime leaves, asparagus and sweet potato; followed by caramelised banana and ice cream.